I didn't sleep the whole night that followed. It can also be said that I can't sleep at all.

The next morning I got up early and continued my journey south, without encountering a few pedestrians along the way. I was alone all the way, without anyone to accompany me.

I also walked this mountain road for nearly a week. But luckily, I walked out before the dry food was finished, and it wasn't too late.

As I walked out of the mountain trail, I realized that I had come to a strange place. I happened to pass by a village, and the village was no longer a dirt kind, but a kind of bamboo house.

The house is divided into two floors, the lower one is for livestock and the upper one is for people. The houses are intricately arranged, and there is only a very wide aisle in the house.

Around the village, there is also a bamboo forest that is not lacking.

And the temperature here is extremely high, walking on the road at noon, my head is sunburned and I feel dizzy.

In desperation, I had to take off some of my clothes. At this time, I felt a little better.

As I approached the village, I saw two men coming out of the village. The clothes they wore were also something I had never seen before, and their clothes were extremely wide and looked very cool.

When both of them passed by me, they both looked at me strangely. Maybe it's because the clothes I'm wearing are too different from theirs.

I didn't care, though, and continued to walk forward.

I hadn't taken a few steps when I suddenly felt something was wrong. Because I found that at the back of this village, there was a faint black gas. And that gas did not dissipate, and it was still condensed not far from the village.

I secretly said that this village could never be as peaceful as it seemed. Then I decided to go into the village and find out.

After a few moments, I walked slowly towards the village. As soon as I walked into the entrance of the village, two people suddenly came out of the grass on both sides of the entrance.

"Stop, who are you? What are you doing here? One of them looked at me and shouted.

I looked at the two of them and hesitated for a moment, then thought for a while and said, "I am a Taoist priest passing by, and I want to stay overnight again and rest for a day because the weather is not suitable for traveling." ”

When the man heard this, he looked me from top to bottom.

Then he looked at me and said, "I see, but our village doesn't accept people casually." It's just that we can still accept Taoist priests. However, this matter still needs to be talked about by our village chief, otherwise we wouldn't have said it. ”

I nodded hurriedly and said, "Thank you two for that." ”

"Don't be too busy thanking, I'll ask first. You wait here, if something happens to you in the village by yourself, we don't care. He looked at me and said.

I nodded, indicating that I wasn't going to run around. When the man saw that I agreed, he turned and went into the village. The other person stayed with me without saying a word.

After a few moments, bored, I walked up to his side.

I looked at him and asked, "Brother, what kind of village is this?" ”

And he didn't answer my question, as if he hadn't heard. Not only that, but he didn't say a word, like a piece of wood.

I looked at him and shook my head helplessly, thinking that there are people in this world who don't like to talk more than Huafeng. I used to think that Huafeng was already the least talkative person in the world, but now it seems that there are really people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky.

Then I turned my gaze to the side, but at that moment, I saw a flash of red light in the man's eye. I hurriedly rubbed my eyes, ready to take a closer look.

But when I looked closely, his eyes were back to normal again. I think maybe I was wrong, after all, how could I see my eyes flashing red in broad daylight. And it's so hot that my head is dizzy from the sun, and it's normal to see it wrong.

Soon after, the same man who had entered the village before walked out.

He walked up to me and said, "The village chief has agreed to let you stay, and he has already arranged a room for you." You have to leave early tomorrow morning, though, and you can't get out of the room at night. If you walk out of the room without permission, then you will be at your own risk. ”

After hearing this, I hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, don't worry, I'm here for one night, and I won't run around." ”

"Okay, then you can come with me." As he spoke, the man turned and walked towards the village.

I hurried after him towards the village, and before leaving, I glanced at the man who had not said a word. And he still stood quietly in place, and didn't say a word.

Soon after, I followed the man into the village. As soon as I entered the village, the villagers peeked out of the door to see me.

When I turned my head to look at them, they hurriedly retracted their heads. I wondered if I was a monster and looked at me like this.

Soon after, I was led by that man in front of a house in the westernmost part of the village. The house seems to be uninhabited, and it is extremely quiet inside.

"You just live in here, there's no one living in here. I'll have someone bring you something to live in and something to eat in a moment. The man turned to me and said.

I nodded, and the man turned away. When I saw the man leave, I slowly walked up the stairs to the second floor.

The stairs, as well as the doors and houses, are all made of very thick bamboo. When I first walked in, I noticed that some bamboos had lost their unique green color due to age.

And the house I walked up to was obviously just built. I can still clearly smell the unique fragrance of bamboo.

I slowly pushed open the bamboo door on the second floor and walked in, and the fragrance of bamboo inside instantly rushed into my nostrils. I looked around, the room was not very big, there was a bamboo bed in it, and there was a bamboo table and bamboo bench on one side of the bamboo bed. Further inside was a cubicle, still with a cabinet and a few other bits and pieces.

I nodded, expressing my satisfaction with the house. Then I went to the window, pushed it up, and supported it with a bamboo.

At this moment, a young woman approached. I watched her pass by the window, and her steps made me feel brisk.

When the woman entered the house, she helped me spread a quilt on the bamboo bed. Then she turned away again, and when she came back again, she brought me tea and something to eat.

It's just that he didn't look at me during this time, and he didn't say a word to me. It was as if in her eyes, I didn't exist as if I were air.

I'm a little puzzled about how everyone in this village is like this. From the time I came in, I've only had to talk to the man who led the way.

But after thinking about it, forget it. After all, I don't know the customs of other people, maybe they have some customs here. So, I didn't care about it later.

After the meal I walked out of the house and walked around, but I didn't take a few steps. I saw the man who had led the way not far from me. It looks like they deliberately followed me.

In desperation, I had no choice but to go back to my room. As for the black gas, I plan to go back in the dead of night to find out.

When I got back, I was probably too tired. And the room was so cool that I fell asleep in a few moments. When I woke up again, the sun was about to disappear. There were only a few outside, and the afterglow of the sun was still hanging in the sky.

"Bang...... Bang bang ...... "The bamboo door was knocked at this time.

"Come in, it's just me, what kind of door are you knocking." I said subconsciously.

Then, the bamboo door was slowly opened. Then in came a man with an oil lamp, and when I looked closely, I saw that it was the one leading the way during the day.

He put the oil lamp on the table, and then put the lunch box he had brought on the table. He took the food out of the lunch box in the same way, and then took away the empty bowl I had eaten.

Before leaving, he turned to me and said, "Don't go out of the house at night, no matter what you hear, and remember to close the window." If you're curious and lose your life, don't blame me for not reminding you. ”

After saying that, he didn't wait for me to say anything, and just left.

I glanced in the direction of the bamboo gate suspiciously, and now the more I heard him say this, the more I felt that this place was not as simple as it seemed. And now I feel even more that I must find out what is going on in this village at night, and of course the black gas.

Then I ate the food that the man had brought me. After that, I just waited for midnight to come. Because when I go out at that time, I won't be discovered, and it's the best time for me to investigate.

As time passed, it became completely dark and the moon rose.

I walked slowly to the window, and the moonlight shone down on me. I looked through the window at a few houses close to me.

Not to mention, being so illuminated by the moonlight. This bamboo-built house really has a different feeling.

"Bang la la......" A very small sound of running water suddenly came into my ears.

This voice is very small, and if you don't listen carefully, you won't be able to hear it at all. I glanced outside, and I saw that the time was almost up. It's still a little early, but if you go out now, if you find out, I don't think it will be easy.

Then, I walked in the direction of the bamboo gate. As I walked out of the house, I kept looking around. I'm afraid I'll be discovered suddenly.

But fortunately, I watched for a while, and I realized that there didn't seem to be any people around there anymore. Then, I was going to listen carefully to the direction in which the sound of running water was coming from.

But when I listened closely, I found that the sound was gone. I thought it was the wrong location, so I switched to another location to listen. But I found that I still couldn't hear anything.

After a moment, I took my mind back. I decided to see what was going on with that black gas first. As for the sound of running water, I was just curious.

Then, I slowly walked in the direction of the black gas I saw during the day.

There was no sound in the village at this time, and it was so quiet that only my footsteps and breathing could be heard.

Soon after, I was finally at the back of the village. At this time, I had already opened the Heavenly Eye, but I didn't notice anything wrong first, and there was no black energy.

But during the day, I didn't look at it at all. I vividly remember that during the day I could see very clearly.

......Just when I was confused, a woman's cry suddenly came.

I turned my head to look in the direction from which the voice had come from, and then I listened carefully, and this time I was sure that I heard a woman's cry.